Alaka Rao

Associate Professor

San Jose State University

Affiliations

Department Of Hospitality Management

Department Of Management Information Systems

Lucas College and Graduate School of Business

School Of Management

San Jose State University

Alaka Rao is currently serving as a Hospitality Management Associate Professor at San Jose State University.

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Alaka Rao

San Jose State University

Associate Professor

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management organizational behavior strategic management social sciences organization studies human resource management governance organizational communication international business global strategy business strategy innovation studies innovation management behavioral sciences political science social psychology trust personality adaptation human resources human relations group process group decision gender diversity organizational psychology cross-cultural management workplace conflict work-family interface worklife balance employee engagement organizational culture collective cognition gendered context gender divide reciprocation wariness economic exchange employee-organization relationship reciprocal exchange business associates power distance adaptation employee outcomes double-edged sword proactive personality government capability global organization ambidexterity mandate collective cognitive dissonance gendered ideologies

Notable Scholarly Works

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Gendered Ideologies and Innovation in a Male-Dominated It Multinational Corporation. Academy of Management Proceedings (2025)

international businesstechnology transfergendered contextstrategic managementorganization studiesmanagementgender diversitygendered ideologiesglobal strategygender studiesbusinessgender dividegender inequality

Counteracting the Curvilinear Relationship Between Organizational Tenure and Career Initiative: The Role of Mentoring and Network Barriers. European journal of training and development (2023)

Reacting to the Ambidexterity Mandate: How Experienced Tensions and Cognitive Dissonance Influence Innovative Behaviors in a Global Organization. Strategic Organization (2023)

innovation studiesstrategic managementmanagementorganizational behaviorsocial innovationambidexterity mandateorganizational culturecultureglobal strategyglobal organizationbusiness strategyorganizational communicationbusinessinnovation managementorganization studies

Ambidexterity Collective Cognitive Dissonance: How Team Characteristics Promote Innovation. Academy of Management Proceedings (2020)

collective cognitive dissonanceinnovation studiesstrategic managementmanagementorganizational behaviorsocial innovationgroup processbusiness strategycollective cognitionsocial sciencesbusinessgroup decisioninnovation management

Proactive Personality as a Double-Edged Sword: The Mediating Role of Work–Family Conflict on Employee Outcomes. Journal of Career Development (2020)

human relationsemployee outcomesemployee engagementmanagementorganizational behaviorhuman resource managementproactive personalityhuman resourceswork-family interfaceworkplace conflictworklife balancedouble-edged swordorganizational communicationpsychologypersonalityorganization studies

Gender and Leadership: Do Characteristics of Women’s Social Networks Shape Leadership at Work?. Academy of Management Proceedings (2019)

Taryn Lyn StankoAlaka N. RaoTracy DumasPatricia Caulfield Dahm

gender studiessocial network analysismanagementsocial sciences

Should Management Practice Adapt to Cultural Values? the Evidence Against Power Distance Adaptation. Cross Cultural & Strategic Management (2016)

Alaka N. RaoJone L. Pearce

strategic managementmanagementpower distance adaptationcross-cultural managementadaptation

Trust and Team Performance: Assessing the Moderating Role of Risk in Global Outsourcing Teams. International management review (2015)

Understanding the Role of Power Distance in Global Outsourcing Relationships. International management review (2013)

Managers' Context: How Government Capability Affects Managers. British Journal of Management (2011)

Jone L. PearceKatherine M. XinQiumei Jane XuAlaka N. Rao

government capabilitygovernancemanagement